Japanese

れる

てなれる
Meaning: to become accustomed to handling; to be skilled through practice
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 手慣れる 手慣れない
Polite 手慣れます 手慣れません
Past 手慣れた 手慣れなかった
Polite + Past 手慣れました 手慣れませんでした
Te-form 手慣れて 手慣れなくて
Potential 手慣れられる 手慣れられない
Passive 手慣れられる 手慣れられない
Causative 手慣れさせる 手慣れさせない
Imperative 手慣れろ 手慣れるな

Example

職人は手慣れた道具を大切にする。
A craftsperson takes good care of familiar tools.

Usage Notes

Used when the hands or the worker have become used to a tool or task. The attributive form can describe something familiar through repeated use.

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